new ge light bulb technology (Score 1)

Don't do a Segway ( the scooter that was supposed to be an anti gravity device) thing on this GE light bulb annoucement. Incandescent can't produce more light than a fluorescent source but they can perform a lot better satistically. NASA invented a soft-start technology decades ago which can significantly reduce total power used by high start-up current devices like incandescent light bulds. If a light bulb is on for a few minutes the first second uses more power than all the time it is typically on. So if you soft-start the typical light bulb you can make the statement that you have reduced energy use of the device by 50% or 100% or even more if the you don't state the how long the bulb is actually on. Also you can reduce the total power used by a incandescent bulb by clipping the voltage waveform even more than the 60 cycle sine wave does now. A 25 watt light bulb actually uses a lot more power using pure DC than AC because when the bulb is powered by AC it is off or in a dimming state most of the time. You can clip until the human eye can perceive a flicker. These energy savings devices have been sold as accessories for years but when light bulbs were sold as commodity items it was not possible to add a "driver package " to a standard bulb and compete in that market. Now that people are wealthy enuf to buy $3.00 coffees, $8.00 compact fluorescent light bulbs and $100,000 Tesla electric automobiles good ole GE has the market space to add cost and "improvements" to this ancient technology.